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Morgan County boys’ senior goal keeper Blake Downs gets ready for a play during a match against Apalachee on April 1. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Morgan County boys’ senior goal keeper Blake Downs gets ready for a play during a match against Apalachee on April 1. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

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Morgan soccer splits with Pike County

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Morgan County’s soccer teams split with Pike County on Friday, April 4, on the road in the final region games for both teams.The Dogs (11-2, 9-1) defeated the Pirates (7-5, 6-4) in a close 1-0 decision to secure the season sweep.
Lake Oconee Academy players celebrate their victory after defeating Towns County 6-1 in game one of a doubleheader on April 1, securing the team’s second-straight Region 8 A Division II title with the win. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Lake Oconee Academy players celebrate their victory after defeating Towns County 6-1 in game one of a doubleheader on April 1, securing the team’s second-straight Region 8 A Division II title with the win. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

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Titans capture region title for second year in a row

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 10, 2025
Last week, Lake Oconee Academy’s baseball team secured its second consecutive region championship.The Titans swept Towns County and won the first two contests of the three-game series to capture the league title.
The Lake Oconee Academy girls soccer team poses for a photo after defeating Lincoln County 4-1 on March 28 to secure the Region 8 A Division II championship. CONTRIBUTED

The Lake Oconee Academy girls soccer team poses for a photo after defeating Lincoln County 4-1 on March 28 to secure the Region 8 A Division II championship. CONTRIBUTED

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Lady Titans win back-to-back region titles

Will Morrison
Thursday, April 10, 2025
The Lake Oconee Academy girls soccer team recently won the region title for the second year in a row. The LOA girls secured the title with a 4-1 win on March 28 over Lincoln County, and they finished their region schedule with a 4-0 record.
Loran Smith/File Photo

Loran Smith/File Photo

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Smith: Butch Mulherin

Loran Smith
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Butch Mulherin, the first orthopedic MD to hang out his shingle in Athens, was a Georgia native, a Bulldog football letterman, and a man of good humor with a deep and abiding passion for following a birddog through the brush and bramble of family acreage near Damascus in deep Southwest Georgia.
The Lake Oconee Academy Titans pose for a team photo after they defeated Lincoln County on March 28 to secure the Class A Division II region championship. CONTRIBUTED

The Lake Oconee Academy Titans pose for a team photo after they defeated Lincoln County on March 28 to secure the Class A Division II region championship. CONTRIBUTED

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LOA boys captures region title

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Lake Oconee Academy boys soccer team easily defeated Lincoln County by a score of 7-1 on March 28, securing the Class A Division II Region 8 championship.The Titans blazed their way through region play, sporting a perfect 4-0 record at the end.
The Lady Tigers are headed back to the postseason for a third-straight season. CONTRIBUTED

The Lady Tigers are headed back to the postseason for a third-straight season. CONTRIBUTED

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Lady Tigers are playoff bound

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Greene County girls soccer team got a huge region win on Friday, March 28, securing its spot in the postseason.The Lady Tigers defeated Washington-Wilkes 4-1 behind a strong performance from Maria Mendez, who scored her first two goals of the season.
Morgan County junior Hudson Reed (2) has been instrumental in the team’s success at the plate over the last few weeks. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Morgan County junior Hudson Reed (2) has been instrumental in the team’s success at the plate over the last few weeks. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

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Offensive explosion powers Diamond Dogs to 19-2

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Morgan County has witnessed the baseball soaring off its bats in recent weeks.Literally. The Dogs (19-2, 7-0), ranked No. 1 in Class AA, have been hitting the ball exceptionally well lately.
Aaron Paul, Morgan County’s head soccer coach, reached a major milestone last Friday with his 100th career win. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Aaron Paul, Morgan County’s head soccer coach, reached a major milestone last Friday with his 100th career win. LANCE McCURLEY/Staff

Paul hits century mark in career wins

Lance McCurley
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Morgan County’s dominant 8-0 win over Westside on March 25 was a special one for head soccer coach Aaron Paul.
Loran Smith/File Photo

Loran Smith/File Photo

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Smith: Have you heard of Gardi?

Columnist
Thursday, March 27, 2025
This unincorporated community, seven miles south of Jesup on U. S. 341, has a population of 85.That is what Wikipedia says about this settlement I have been passing through for decades.
LOA’s Evan Burton rounds the bases after hitting a single during a game earlier this season. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

LOA’s Evan Burton rounds the bases after hitting a single during a game earlier this season. LANCE MCCURLEY/Staff

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Offense leads to Titans sweeping Red Devils

Lance McCurley
Thursday, March 27, 2025
The bats sprang to life last week for Lake Oconee Academy’s baseball team during a series against Lincoln County.The Titans outscored the Red Devils 33-3 in their first region series of the season, improving their record to 6-5.
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